Butter handling device



Aug- 4 1931 R. HElMRoTH 1:815904 BUTTER HANDLING DEVICE ,Filed Aug. 8,1928 INVENTQR Wr W ma ATToRNEY` Patented Aug. 4, 1931 RANDOLPHHEIMROTI-I, OF MAPLEWOOD, NEW JERSEY BUTTER HANDLING DEVICE Applicationled August 8, 1928.

rlhis invention relates to improvements in sanitary devices for handlingbutter patties and other similar substances.

The object of my invention is to provide a device of the characterdescribed which will permit of the rapid handling of cakes or patties ofbutter or like substances Without coming in contact with the hands ofthe person using it.

Further objects of my invention are extreme simplicity and economy inmanufacture.

Vith the foregoing and other objects in View, the invention Will noW beparticularly described and then pointed out by the claim following.l

ln the accompanying drawings Which form part of this application forLetters Patent and Whereon corresponding reference numerals and lettersrefer to like parts in the several illust-rations.

Fig. l is a side elevation of the device as it is inserted into a cakeof butter; Fig. 2 is an end view thereof; Fig. 3 is a View similar toFig. l When Withdrawn from the loutter; and Fig. 4 is a crosssection onthe line 4-4 of Fig. l.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, A represents the device as aWhole. It is preferably of skeleton form and made from a continuouspiece of resilient metal, preferably circular in cross-section. It iscomprised of the tivo straight parallel rods or arms l and 2, arm lbeing longer than arm 2, which are connected a't their upper ends by alaterally extending spring bow portion forming a handle 3. At the lovverend of arm l is iiXed a ring or eye 4 Which acts as a sheath or ejector.Above ring 4 and also connected to rod l 49 there is also fixed a ring5, which acts as a guide for rod 2, Which latter normally cxtendsthrough and below ring 4 sufficiently far to be readily inserted in acake of butter7 as at 7. The lower end of rod 2 may be flattened or bentinto any desired form,

as at 6.

The laterally extending spring bow portion 3 is so formed that in itsnormal position, that is, With its spring expanded, the

50 lower end of arm 2 extends through ejector Serial No. 298,179.

4 in the position shown in Fig. l, in which position it is mostconveniently inserted into a cake of butter, and is disengaged therefromWhen the operator compresses the handle or bow portion 3, as shown inFig. 3, thereby drawing up rod 2 through ejector 4.

For sanitary reasons, the guide member 5 is used instead of a deeperejectoracting as guide and ejector, as it is believed the latter 'wouldcollect butter and be ditlicult to clean.

Having described my invention, what I claim is z- A butter-pickcomprising a single piece of metal bent upon itself to form two parallelrods connected at their upper ends by a spring boiv forming a handle,one of said rods being adapted to hold a piece of butter at its lowerend, the other rod being provided with means to ejectI the butter fromthe first ro-d.

RANDOLPH HEMROTH.

